下面有一篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。　　　

My Fast Job

　　I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the hayfields of Eufaula, Oklahoma. By the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up low-income rental properties. He gave me a penny for every nail I pulled out of old boards.

　　I got my first real job, at JM's Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities were clearing tables and washing dishes, but sometimes I helped cook.

　　Every day after school I would head to JM's and work until ten. Saturdays I worked from two until eleven. At that age it was unlucky going to work and watching my friends run off to swim or play. I didn't necessarily like work, but I loved what working allowed me to have. Because of my job I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local bar Tastee Freez. This made me proud.

　　Word that I was honest and hardworking got around town. A local clothing store extended credit to me although I was only in the seventh grade. I immediately charged a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of trousers. I was making only 65 cents an hour, and I was already $ 90 in debt! So I learned early the danger of easy credit. I paid it off as soon as I could.

　　My first job taught me discipline, responsibility and brought me a level of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, who worked three jobs, once told me, "If you understand sacrifice and commitment, there are not many things in life you can't have." How right he was!

　　31 When the author was a child, he was made to help his father work because___________

　　A the restaurant was short of hands.

　　B his family belonged to the low-income group.

　　C he wanted to earn some money.

　　D he was stronger than his two brothers.

　　32 At the age of 12, the author got a job at a restaurant and often worked till late at night because___________

　　A he liked that work.

　　B he didn't like playing.

　　C he was hard-working.

　　D he felt rewarded by doing that work.

　　33 The word "Word" in the sentence "Word that I was honest and-hard-working got around town in the fourth paragraph means___________

　　A statement.

　　B advice.

　　C news.

　　D promise.

　　34 When the author was in the seventh grade, he was in debt because___________

　　A he did not work any more.

　　B he bought clothes on credit.

　　C he was charged too much for the sports coat.

　　D he made little money at that time.

　　35 What does the author want to tell the reader by this text?

　　A If you know sacrifice and responsibility, you can have many things in life.

　　B Children from poor families usually have a very unhappy childhood.

　　C Children should be made to work and earn some money by themselves.

　　D You will learn discipline and responsibility by working early in life．

　　参考答案：31. C 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. A

　　解析：

　　阅读理解的试题出题特点：1.考查细节题为主；2.也有考查主旨大意和态度的试题；3.题目难题主要出现形式是四个选项中判断哪一个是错误的，而题干的表述是根据全文的意思，这需要大家阅读全文，掌握相关细节。

　　对于阅读理解的题，我们重点放在细节题上，因为细节题占到整个试题的70%以上，而且细节题得分比较容易，对大家难度较小。

　　在做题方法上，主要运用的是回文定位找原句和排除法做题，不要指望完全读懂文章，经过分析语法和词汇得出答案。只要我们能在规定时间内找到原文，并能够顺利排出干扰项，基本上就可以保证作对了。

　　下面我们举例说明。先看第一篇：My Fast Job。首先根据标题判断出文章是一个描述性的文章，文章组织结构比较松散，细节会非常多。对于这类文章，我们要做的第一件事情就是先看考题，而不是先看文章，根据考题地位原文。31 When the author was a child, he was made to help his father work because________. 首先找到该问题用语定位的关键词：a child，help his father work 。回到文章找到第一段的相关内容：By the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up low-income rental properties. He gave me a penny for every nail I pulled out of old boards.首最后半句的内容告诉我们答案，“我每从木版上拔下一颗螺丝他就给我1便士。”证明是作者为了挣钱才干这件事情的。所以答案非常明确。

　　我们看第二题。32 At the age of 12, the author got a job at a restaurant and often worked till late at night because_______.本句话的定位关键词是12，restaurant，late at night。词我们讲过，用于定位的关键词所一般是数词、复杂的名词、表示时间先后顺序的词，因为这些词在文章中非常明显，而且无法更改。找到原句：I got my first real job, at JM''s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities were clearing tables and washing dishes, but sometimes I helped cook.

　　Every day after school I would head to JM''s and work until ten. Saturdays I worked from two until eleven. At that age it was unlucky going to work and watching my friends run off to swim or play. I didn''t necessarily like work, but I loved what working allowed me to have. 本题难度相当大，除了定位比较困难外，还需要分析文章，属于一道能力要求比较高的试题。怎么样找到答案呢?首先，文章没有出现late at night 这个表达，需要我们有同义转换定位。文章有from two until eleven，这是late at night 的同义表达，找到这里，节下来我们看他为什么喜欢自己的工作I loved what working allowed me to have（我喜欢工作给我带来的回报），于是答案就出来了。

　　The word "Word" in the sentence "Word that I was honest and-hard-working got around town in the fourth paragraph means_______.这非常容易定位：Word that I was honest and hardworking got around town.通过本句直接得到答案，没有难度。

　　34 When the author was in the seventh grade, he was in debt because_________.利用数字定位，找到原文：A local clothing store extended credit to me although I was only in the seventh grade. I immediately charged a $ 68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of trousers.答案就在原句中，作者的信用级别提高了，然后他就花了许多钱买衣服、裤子。答案也比较明显。

　　35 What does the author want to tell the reader by this text? 属于推理题，需要了解文章大意。如何通过做题了解文章大意呢？首先，我们要明确，考试出题的原则是顺序原则，即按照文章顺序出题，所以我们只要把前面几到提的内容串起来就可以得到文章的大意：作者从小就工作开始赚钱，又守信用，所以得到了很多。根据这些意思我们可以排除不必要的答案：B（文章从头到尾都没说他穷），D（与discipline纪律，无关）。答案就剩下AC了。看一下C，因该让孩子们自己挣点钱，文章中作者是自愿的，而且他的目标很明确，就是买东西，所以也不相干，就选 A了。 总结一下：回文定位好方法，同义替换做保障。排除法是捷径，基本词汇需保证。